The
Announcement
Prithviraj
officially
announced
his
directorial
debut
on
September
15,
2016,
through
his
official
social
media
pages.
Immediately
after
Prithviraj's
announcement,
Mohanlal
confirmed
the
news
and
expressed
his
excitement
on
working
with
the
sons
of
his
former
colleagues,
Sukumaran
and
Bharath
Gopi,
through
his
Facebook
post.
The
duo
also
revealed
the
name
of
the
project
and
other
major
details
on
the
same
day.
The
Delay
&
Rumours
However,
the
project
which
was
expected
to
start
rolling
in
May
2017
was
delayed
due
to
the
busy
schedules
of
Mohanlal
and
director
Prithviraj.
Later,
the
gossipmongers
began
to
suggest
that
Prithviraj
might
not
direct
Lucifer,
as
he
was
very
busy
with
his
acting
career.
It
was
also
rumoured
that
the
team
has
decided
to
drop
the
project.
However,
writer
Murali
Gopy
and
producer
Antony
Perumbavoor
rubbished
the
rumours
immediately.
The
Pre-production
&
Shoot
Finally,
the
team
put
an
end
to
the
rumours
on
2
April
2017
by
officially
announcing
that
the
pre-production
of
Lucifer
has
begun.
The
final
screenplay
discussion
was
held
on
26
March
2018,
on
the
sets
of
Odiyan.
The
principal
photography
began
in
Vandiperiyar,
Idukki
district
on
15
July
2018.
The
team
later
went
on
to
soot
at
the
various
locations
of
Thiruvananthapuram,
Ernakulam,
Kollam,
Lakshadweep,
Bangalore,
Mumbai,
and
Russia.
The
shoot
was
wrapped
up
on
20
January
2019.
The
Star
Cast
Luficer
features
an
ensemble
star
cast,
including
some
popular
faces
of
Malayalam
movie
industry
and
Bollywood.
Manju
Warrier
essays
the
female
lead
opposite
Mohanlal
in
the
movie.
Bollywood
actor
Vivek
Oberoi
appears
as
the
main
antagonist.
The
rest
of
the
star
cast
includes
Marathi
actor
Sachin
Kedekar,
senior
director
Fazil,
Indrajith,
Tovino
Thomas,
Saikumar,
Vijayaraghavan,
Joy
Mathew,
Shivaji
Guruvayoor,
Nandhu,
Kalabhavan
Shahjohn,
Nyla
Usha,
Pauly
Wilson,
Sunil
Sukhada,
Bala,
Saniya
Iyappan,
etc.
The
Technical
Crew
The
cinematography
of
Lucifer
is
handled
by
Sujith
Vaassudev,
the
renowned
cinematographer-turned-director.
Popular
musician
Deepak
Dev
composes
the
songs
and
background
score
for
the
Mohanlal
starrer.
Samjith
Mohammed
handles
the
editing.
As
per
the
latest
updates,
the
team
is
currently
busy
with
the
final
rounds
of
dubbing
and
post-production
of
the
movie.
The
Teaser
&
Release
Date
The
much-awaited
first
official
teaser
of
Lucifer
was
released
on
13
December
2018
by
Mammootty,
through
his
official
Facebook
page.
The
highly
promising
teaser
hinted
that
Mohanlal
is
playing
a
grey-shaded
role
in
the
movie,
and
was
widely
appreciated
by
the
audiences.
If
things
fall
in
place,
Lucifer
will
hit
the
theatres
on
28
March
2019,
as
the
first
summer
release
of
the
year.